{"id":428,"date":"2015-03-22T09:57:23","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T16:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/?p=428"},"modified":"2015-03-26T06:37:06","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T13:37:06","slug":"poet-carolyn-caines-hosts-april-wordfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alan-rose.com\/wordfest\/poet-carolyn-caines-hosts-april-wordfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Poet Carolyn Caines hosts April WordFest."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Carolyn Caines<\/strong> will host the next WordFest gathering on Tuesday, April 7, 6:00-8:00 PM, at Cassava, 1333 Broadway in Longview.<\/p>\n

Carolyn has written several books of poetry, including My Substitute Life<\/strong><\/em>, drawn from her five years as a substitute teacher in the Kelso School District, In the Noiseless Night, A String of Perils<\/strong><\/em>, and Sunshine in My Suitcase<\/strong><\/em>, as well as a Young Adult novel, Passage To Love, An Ellis Island Love Story<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\"Pam<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pamela Stanek<\/strong>, who writes under the name Pamela Deane, will be reading from her book, The Byers Avenue Bunny Club<\/strong><\/em>, a fictional story about growing up in post-World War II Ricochet, a snug little community nestled in the rolling, sage-brush hills along the Columbia River. \"Bunny<\/a><\/p>\n

Pamela was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest.\u00a0 She began teaching high school when she was fifty, retired at sixty-five, and today enjoys spending her time writing. She read previously from her novel, The Translation of Max<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\"Lorri<\/a>Lorraine Merrin<\/strong> will be reading a selection of her often witty and whimsical, occasionally dark poems. \"GravityCover.indd\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Lorri\u2019s poetry has appeared in number of publications including The Salal Review, Quercus Review<\/strong><\/em>, Tar Wolf<\/strong><\/em>, The Great American Poetry Show<\/strong> anthology (Vol. 2)<\/strong><\/em> and the Wordfest anthology, That Holiday Feeling<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\"Carlin<\/a><\/strong>Carlin Lohrey<\/strong>, author of the historical novel, The Caves of Lavar<\/strong><\/em>, will read from her Young Adult novel, Spy Secrets<\/strong><\/em>, about two boys in the seventh grade who become inspired by a book about spies and their techniques. They start to develop suspicions about a neighbor, convinced that the strange contraption he’s working on in his basement is a bomb.<\/p>\n

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There will be an open mic period following the presentations.<\/p>\n

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Cassava, located at 1333 Broadway in Longview, Washington<\/strong>, offers local wines and brews as well as a dinner menu for those who wish to enjoy a meal and beverage with the readings.<\/p>\n

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Carolyn Caines will host the next WordFest gathering on Tuesday, April 7, 6:00-8:00 PM, at Cassava, 1333 Broadway in Longview. Carolyn has written several books of poetry, including My Substitute Life, drawn from her five years as a substitute teacher…<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more Poet Carolyn Caines hosts April WordFest.<\/span> ›<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

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